Probably welded wire mesh. It comes in rolls and is a bit more flexible than the panels used in the exterior slab, flexible enough to roll.

Got two load bearing walls down, and doubled the size of an exterior opening to get a better view. Additional kitchen area has also been framed out.

Haven't posted any pictures of the addition since it has been framed up. One more window needs to be cut out, but the framer wanted to verify size before he cut it.
Project is being held up by materials. We ended up choosing a company called Knot Wood for our siding on the addition. It's an aluminum that is powder coated to look like wood. Out actual color will be much lighter than the samples shown. Since I can't run down to Lowe's to pick this stuff up, we are just waiting.

Interesting. Where does that fall cost wize compared to normal wood and hardy?

Does this stuff fade?

The boards are produced in 18 ft. L by 6 in. W, and I was quoted $100/board.

Warranty covers fading, and I was told their testing showed less than 5% fading in extreme heat conditions over a 15 year period.

Knot Wood is an interesting product - any where to see it in Texas besides your house?

Some of those colors and patterns look 100% real. Some really don't. Really interesting the variance along the same product.

That stuff should be taking over the commercial industry.

I looked to see if they had a log home product, but they don't. That would have been interesting.

I think it's becoming a common commercial product. Chances are, it can be seen in new commercial development. Probably all over the exterior of your local Starbucks.

I see on the website it is on KFC and McDs. We have a KFC and several McDs under construction but neither are using this product. They both however are using more new products on the exteriors, from composite panels to beaded hardi siding. May not be long till one uses this product locally.

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Probably all over the exterior of your local Starbucks.

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No doubt, but I live in the boonies (no Starbucks yet.... but I hear they're coming). I guess I was really wondering if there was a dealer with actual samples somewhere other than GA.

When talking to the guy, the product is manufactured in Canada, and the place in GA owns the distribution rights for the entire U.S.

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Got a back porch. Kind of. Gonna make those windows a foot taller and cut out an opening for a door leading to the covered portion. That should even things out.

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Why not just cut down the brick on the existing window and install a french/sliding door?

We have done that 3 times in 1960's houses and will be much easier than cutting an entire new opening for a door. Plus you would have the cost of the door and a window replacement.

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Got a back porch. Kind of. Gonna make those windows a foot taller and cut out an opening for a door leading to the covered portion. That should even things out.

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Why not just cut down the brick on the existing window and install a french/sliding door?

We have done that 3 times in 1960's houses and will be much easier than cutting an entire new opening for a door. Plus you would have the cost of the door and a window replacement.

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Probably because his stated reason for doing so was to center the openings on the new porch cover.

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We got windows!

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is this one huge joined piece?

Yes. According to the paperwork, it weighs almost 450 lbs. There used to be a sliding door that led to the back yard. We doubled the size of that hole, and this will go in there.

I feel for the installers!

Enjoy watching your progress. Can't wait to see that siding in place & how the installation goes. The windows are great, too.

We live in a kinda cool 1964 build & constantly kick around a full renovation. We have literal walls of incredibly inefficient, large sections of metal casement windows on 3 sides & the cost to replace them is what keeps putting us on pause. Might be cheaper to build a new house......

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Enjoy watching your progress. Can't wait to see that siding in place & how the installation goes. The windows are great, too.

We live in a kinda cool 1964 build & constantly kick around a full renovation. We have literal walls of incredibly inefficient, large sections of metal casement windows on 3 sides & the cost to replace them is what keeps putting us on pause. Might be cheaper to build a new house......

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not that i am advocating for it, because it was an awful process, but if you don't like your current mortgage rate, you can do different loan that lets you lock it in at a lower rate and build in the remodel cost to the new loan.

i.e. i bought a 1940s house in 2009 and paid about $900 mortgage at 6% interest. 10 years later we rolled the remaining balance and a large sum into a remodel and got 3% interest and are paying $1400 for a completely remodeled house.

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but if you don't like your current mortgage rate,

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No mortgage, but I can see how that would work out great if I had one.

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Enjoy watching your progress. Can't wait to see that siding in place & how the installation goes. The windows are great, too.

We live in a kinda cool 1964 build & constantly kick around a full renovation. We have literal walls of incredibly inefficient, large sections of metal casement windows on 3 sides & the cost to replace them is what keeps putting us on pause. Might be cheaper to build a new house......

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We put in French doors everywhere we had huge windows. Saved money and we like them much better.